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2023 Tour of Britain, Stage 2: report and results

Olav Kooij (Jumbo-Visma) won stage 2 of the Tour of Britain, 4 September 2023

Olav Kooij (Jumbo-Visma) doubled up to take his second win in a row and retain his lead in the general classification after another Jumbo-Visma masterclass on stage 2 of the Tour of Britain.

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Another glorious late summer’s day welcomed the peloton for stage 2 of the Tour of Britain as it lined up for the shortest stage of the race (the shortest road stage at the race since 2006), a 110km circuit starting and finishing in Wrexham .

Finn Crockett (Saint Piran), Tour of Britain jersey-winning specialist Jacob Scott (Bolton Equities Black Spoke), Callum Ormiston (Global 6), and Abram Stockman (TDT-Unibet) formed the early break, allowed to escape relatively unchallenged.

Jumbo-Visma’s Jos van Emden and Steven Kruijswick carefully controlled the chase. The break were never allowed more than a minute’s advantage, with the gap hovering around 30 seconds most of the time. Indeed, the break appeared to know its efforts were doomed early on, Finn Crockett rhetorically asking the TV moto at one stage, “This isn’t much fun, is it?”

The break just about stayed out long enough to compete for the only categorised climb of the day at Eyton, at 19km to go. Crockett took maximum points, with Scott in second and Stockman in third. Scott’s teammate James Fouche, the leader of the Pinarello mountains competition finished fourth, claiming one point, having charged across from the peloton just a few hundred metres out from the top of the modest climb.

Fouche and Scott dropped back into the closing peloton at this point, leaving just Crockett and Stockman out front, the peloton well within sight. Stockman took the intermediate sprint unchallenged, with Crockett in second. Not long after, with 12.5km still remaining, it was all over for the break as the catch was made.

A hectic, twisty, nervy final few kilometres ensued, with a speeding peloton negotiating road furniture, tight turns, pinch points and each others’ elbows. Tobias Lund Andresen of Team DSM hit the deck hard as he came off worse after brushing shoulders with Kooij, a number of other riders narrowly avoiding coming down with him.

This left a handful of Jumbo-Visma and Bora-Hansgrohe riders with a slight gap ahead of the rest of the bunch as they hurtled into the final two kilometers. Edoardo Affini and then Wout Van Aert led Kooij out perfectly from the front, too well-positioned and too powerful for their rivals, enabling Kooij to surge to his tenth win of the season.

Danny Van Poppel (BORA-Hansgrohe) was second with a smiling van Aert third.

Fouche still leads the Pinarello mountains competition, Kooij heads the cottages.com points and the young rider classifications, while Vernon is the highest-ranked British rider on GC.

Stage 3 takes the peloton to the other side of the country, with a flat 154km from Goole to Beverley . Given his form and his team’s strength, who would bet against Kooij to make it a hat-trick?

• Ethan Vernon (Great Britain) was once again the highest-placed Brit, the 23-year-old sprinter and track specialist placing sixth. The young GB team couldn’t quite match the firepower of the WorldTour teams in the finale, so Vernon did well in the circumstances to finish close to another top five.
• Jake Scott has made himself a Tour of Britain jersey specialist over the years. He is a two-time winner of the mountains competition and a past winner too of the sprints classification. He picked up his first mountains points today and between him and his teammate James Fouche, the Bolton Equities Black Spoke team are already beginning to look like the favourites for the Pinarello mountains competition.
• Finn Crockett (Saint Piran) should be pleased with his showing today, taking maximum mountains points to make the most of a day when the break never had a realistic prospect of making it to the finish. The Scot has had a tumultuous season after the collapse of the AT85 Pro Cycling, so even making it to the Tour Of Britain is a victory of sorts.

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Stage 1 - Medium Mountain

Manchester (Stage 1 - Tour of Britain 2023)"> Altrincham -> Manchester

03-09-2023 Start : 11:45:00 - End : 15:53:00

© Image by tourofbritain.co.uk

Stage 2 - Medium Mountain

Wrexham (Stage 2 - Tour of Britain 2023)"> Wrexham -> Wrexham

04-09-2023 Start : 11:45:00 - End : 15:37:00

© Images by tourofbritain.co.uk

Stage 3 - Flat

Beverley (Stage 3 - Tour of Britain 2023)"> Goole -> Beverley

05-09-2023 Start : 11:30:00 - End : 15:26:00

Stage 4 - Flat

Newark-on-Trent (Stage 4 - Tour of Britain 2023)"> Sherwood Forest -> Newark-on-Trent

06-09-2023 Start : 11:15:00 - End : 15:23:00

Stage 5 - Flat

Felixstowe (Stage 5 - Tour of Britain 2023)"> Felixstowe -> Felixstowe

07-09-2023 Start : 10:45:00 - End : 15:34:00

Stage 6 - Flat

Harlow (Stage 6 - Tour of Britain 2023)"> Southend-on-Sea -> Harlow

08-09-2023 Start : 11:45:00 - End : 15:28:00

Stage 7 - Medium Mountain

Gloucester (Stage 7 - Tour of Britain 2023)"> Tewkesbury -> Gloucester

09-09-2023 Start : 11:00:00 - End : 15:19:00

Stage 8 - Mountain

Caerphilly (Stage 8 - Tour of Britain 2023)"> Margam Country Park -> Caerphilly

10-09-2023 Start : 11:15:00 - End : 15:23:00

Frequent questions about Tour of Britain 2023

When it began to dispute this race.

The first time was in the year 1945 and this edition is number 19

How many kilometers are covered? And stages?

1271 km are covered in a total of 8 stage/s

What day begins? How long does it last?

It starts on 03-09-2023 in Altrincham and ends on 10-09-2023 in Caerphilly

How many teams and cyclists participate?

A total of 96 cyclists and 16 teams . Click on this link to see more

What UCI category does this race have?

UCI Pro Series (Various stages) 2.Pro

What company or organizer manages it?

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Tour of Britain 2023 Route stage 2: Wrexham- Wrexham

It’s mosty flat to gently rolling roads on the route east of Wrexham. In fact, the only KOM-worthy climb is Eyton Hill, which is hardly a climb at all with its 1.4 kilometres at 2.9%. The summit appears 18.5 kilometres before the finish on Wrexham’s Chester Street.

Long story short: a bunch sprint is next to certain at the end of stage 2.

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• Dates 3 Sept - 10 Sept
• Race Length 1,264 kms
• Race Category Elite Men

Updated: September 1, 2023

Tour of Britain 2023 overview

The Tour of Britain is an eight-day race that offers up a gentler alternative to the Vuelta a España taking place on the continent. Taking place across England and Wales from September 3-10, this year's edition has a sprinter-friendly route that's rounded out with a mouthwatering Queen stage in South Wales.

The stage race's varied terrain typically favours the puncheurs of the peloton, with Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick Step), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) all getting their hands on the overall title since 2018.

The latter of those stars returns to the race this year, alongside another highly talented multi-disciplinarian in Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers). Also on the startlist is his Spanish teammate Carlos Rodríguez and Irishman Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe).

Tour of Britain 2023 key information

Dates: September 3-10, 2023

Country: Great Britain

Category: 2.Pro

Editions: 18 (as of 2022)

First winner: Mauricio Ardila

Most recent winner: Gonzalo Serrano

Tour of Britain 2023 route

This year's Tour of Britain route is relatively sprinter-friendly, owing to the terrain in Britain, but it heads to Wales for a decisive final day which ramps up the climbing.

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Stage 1: Altrincham → Manchester (163.6km)

Stage 2: Wrexham → Wrexham (109.9km)

Stage 3: Goole → Beverley (154.7km)

Stage 4: Sherwood Forest → Newark-on-Trent (166.6km)

Stage 5: Felixstowe → Felixstowe (192.4km)

Stage 6: Southend-on-Sea → Harlow (146.2km)

Stage 7: Tewkesbury → Gloucester (170.9km)

Stage 8: Margam Country Park → Caerphilly (166.8km)

Tour of Britain 2023 contenders

The combination of many sprinter-friendly stages and a testing Queen stage on the final day of this year's Tour of Britain mean a whole host of riders could find success in England and Wales.

Overall winner in 2021, Wout van Aert ( Jumbo-Visma ) returns to the race as a hot favourite alongside Tom Pidcock ( Ineos Grenadiers ). Both riders could threaten on just about any of the parcours.

Several fastmen will be hoping to scoop up stage victories with Olav Kooij (Jumbo-Visma) and Ethan Vernon (Great Britain) arriving at the race on the back of promising seasons, whilst an out-of-form Sam Bennett ( Bora-Hansgrohe ) will hope to challenge too.

Stage 8 includes four category one climbs and will likely decide the overall. Expect the likes of Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) Tobias Halland Johannessen ( Uno-X Pro Cycling ), Mark Donovan ( Q36.5 Pro Cycling ), Stephen Williams (Great Britain) and Carlos Verona ( Movistar ) to come to the fore alongside Pidcock and van Aert.

Tour of Britain 2023 teams

There are five WorldTour teams at this year's edition, with a further six ProTour teams included in the 16-team startlist.

• Ineos Grenadiers
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• Jumbo-Visma
• Team dsm - firmenich
• Bolton Equities Black Spoke
• Equipe Kern Pharma
• Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
• Team Flanders - Baloise
• Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
• Global 6 Cycling
• Saint Piran
• TDT-Unibet Cycling Team
• Trinity Racing
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What happened in the Tour of Britain 2022?

The 2022 Tour of Britain was cut short following stage 5 due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

Movistar's Gonzalo Serrano was crowned the overall winner ahead of Ineos Grenadiers' Tom Pidcock. The pair matched either other blow-for-blow during the five days of racing that did take place but the Spaniard decisively edged out Pidcock to win stage 4 in Duncombe Park, Helmsley, meaning he was ahead by three bonus seconds when the race was curtailed.

Tour of Britain history

The Tour of Britain has established itself as the leading men’s stage race in Great Britain. The race is now in its 19th year and regularly attracts a mix of WorldTour teams and UK-based squads. The race is often used as a stepping stone and preparation event ahead of the UCI Road World Championships but that element has been taken away by the decision to host the Worlds earlier in the 2023 season. That said, the Tour of Britain is still expected to produce exciting racing between some of the best riders in the world.

In 2022   Gonzalo Serrano (Movistar Team) came out on top to win the overall ahead of the Ineos Grenadiers pairing of Tom Pidcock and Omar Fraile. Other former winners include Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe and former Tour de France winner, Bradley Wiggins. Sprinter Mark Cavendish currently holds the record for the most Tour of Britain stage wins with 10 victories spanning his long and decorated career.

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Tour of Britain Women 2024

Tour of britain women overview.

British Cycling has taken over the newly-named 2024 Tour of Britain Women held from June 6-9, 2024.

SweetSpot, the former organisers of what was 'The Women's Tour' entered liquidation after financial difficulty and a trail of debts. Although it was initially unclear whether the event would be held in 2024, it was later confirmed under the organisation of British Cycling but has been reduced from six days to four.

The Women's Tour began in 2014 and has been part of the Women's WorldTour since 2016. However, the event was  cancelled in 2020  and  postponed  until later in the year in 2021. 

The race held all six stages in 2022, and the last overall winner was Elisa Longo Borghini.

The  Women's Tour was cancelled in 2023 due to increased running costs and a lack of sponsorship.

Join Cyclingnews for coverage all four days, and check in after each stage for our full report, results, gallery, news and features.  

Tour of Britain Women History

Since its inception in 2014, the race has been won by Marianne Vos (2014), Lisa Brennauer (2015), Lizzie Deignan (2016, 2019), Kasia Niewiadoma (2017), Coryn Labecki (2018) and Demi Vollering (2021) and Elisa Longo Borgini in 2022.

Tour of Britain Women 2024 stages

• Stage 1  – Thursday June 6, 2024: Welshpool to Llandudno, 142.5km
• Stage 2  – Friday June 7, 2024: Wrexham, 140.2km
• Stage 3  – Saturday June 8, 2024: Warrington , 106.8km
• Stage 4  – Sunday June 9, 2024: National Cycling Centre to Leigh, Greater Manchester, 99km 

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A flat stage for the first 50 km and then studded with walls and hairpin bends to the finish. After a rather simple initial part along the Adriatic coast, the stage moves away from the sea to face repeated short, steep climbs that come in the final two thirds of the route.

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The second time trial test is predominantly flat with several undulations within it and an elevation gain of roughly 250 metres. The riders cross a few villages and a series of minor ups and downs. The road is almost constantly slightly downhill heading towards the shore of Lake Garda.

Manerba del Garda - Livigno (Mottolino)

Stage 15, arguably the hardest of the entire Giro, sees the start of a tough week of mountains. The route from Manerba del Garda to Livigno amounts to 220 kilometres and takes in an elevation gain of 5,700 metres.

Livigno - Santa Cristina Val Gardena/St. Christina in Gröden (Monte Pana)

A high mountain fraction broken up by the Adige and Isarco valleys, basically a 3-part stage: mountain, with Foscagno Stelvio (this year’s Cima Coppi, the highest point of the race); plain, from Prato allo Stevio until shortly after Bolzano; mountain, with the ascent of Passo Pinei and the finish in Val Gardena.

Selva di Val Gardena/Wolkenstein in Gröden - Passo del Brocon

Intense climbing stage with brutal amount of elevation gain despite its short distance. The route climbs from the start on the Passo Sella, followed by a flat section in the Fassa and Fiemme Valleys all the way to Predazzo.

Fiera di Primiero - Padova

This stage features a single, rather modest climb in the opening half of the route (the KOM of Lamon) followed by about 150 km of slightly downhill false flat.

Mortegliano - Sappada

The stage begins by riding up the Tagliamento Valley, heading north and crossing the towns of San Daniele del Friuli, Forgaria nel Friuli and Peonis. After Tolmezzo, the succession of climbs leading to the finish line begins: Passo Duron, Sella Valcalda and Cima Sappada.

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Relatively flat opening at Lake Santa Croce, heading downhill to Vittorio Veneto and the Muro di Ca' del Poggio, which leads into the Prosecco area. After crossing the Piave River, the route reaches the slopes of the brutal Monte Grappa, which will be tackled twice.

Roma - Roma

The final stage is divided into two parts: the first is the peloton’s outing to Lido di Castel Fusano on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It's 16 kilometres one way and another 16 kilometres back before the stage enters its second and final part, the finishing circuit (8 laps) of 9.5 kilometres, which very much resembles last year’s lap through the eternal city.

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Stage 1 kicks off in the suburbs of Turin and finishes in the centre. After a flat initial phase of around 45 km, the riders will tackle three climbs.

San Francesco al Campo - Santuario di Oropa (Biella)

Challenging stage featuring the first summit finish. After a flat run-up across Canavese and Vercellese areas the pink caravan will reach Valdengo, where a succession of minor climbs begins.

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Acqui Terme - Andora

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Genova - Lucca

The riders leave the city of Genova and travel along the coast on the Aurelia state road in the first 50 km. The stage has just two climbs on the menu.

Torre del Lago Puccini (Viareggio) - Rapolano Terme

A demanding stage characterised by a hilly second part and three gravel sectors totalling almost 12 km. The first two are shared with the Strade Bianche, the third is a new one.

Foligno - Perugia TUDOR ITT

Individual time trial clearly divided into two parts. The first 32 km, flat and largely non-technical, lead to the foot of Umbria’s capital city of Perugia. The riders then tackle the ascent of Casaglia, with gradients up to 16%.

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Short stage with no flat ground to play with and plenty of elevation gain.

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Stage clearly divided into two parts. The first 180 km are the run-up to a demanding finale with short and punchy climbs.

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The stage begins calmly with the first part of the race as good as flat.

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Stage clearly divided into two parts. The first crosses the Apennines to Termoli and the second, entirely flat, is played out along the ss.16 state road and the shores of the Adriatic Sea.

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Chess: Britain’s 4NCL national league has closest ever three-way finish

Wood Green edge out Manx Liberty and The Sharks on game points after a triple tie on match points

Britain’s 4NCL national chess league has traditionally been the preserve of one or two very strong and well-financed clubs. Guildford, the record holders, went unbeaten for eight seasons with 81 wins and two draws before they abdicated their title and downsized in 2021.

The 2023-24 season ended on Monday with the closest finish in the league’s history as Wood Green, with 20/22 match points and 61 game points, edged out Manx Liberty by just half a game point and the Sharks by one game point.

Wood Green have dominated the London League unbeaten for many years before a recent loss to Hammersmith, while Manx Liberty, from the Isle of Man, are also a professional team with a nucleus of Romanians. Manx had 2600+ rated grandmasters on the top three boards, and had won the 4NCL for the last two seasons.

The Sharks, for whom GM Dan Fernandez scored an unbeaten 7/9, were the surprise. Their squad of mainly English IMs upset a weakened Manx team in an early round, then stayed in the leading group. Wood Green’s Loz Cooper and Sharks’ Ben Purton are team managers with excellent long‑term records, and for both this was probably their finest ­achievement yet.

One individual result stood out. GM Gawain Jones of Chessable White Rose made an impressive return following the tragic death of his wife, Sue Maroroa, last year. Jones won all three of his games, starting with a rare defeat of the eight-time British champion Michael Adams in a rook and pawn ending, and concluding with the tactical coup 32...Bg2+! against Alexei Shirov.

Shirov is a legend. In 2000 the Latvian-born GM, who now represents Spain, qualified for a world title match with Garry Kasparov but was denied it due to lack of funds. His Fire on Board book is a classic, his style is a constant search for complications, while before last weekend his 4NCL total for Manx was 12 wins, no draws, and no losses.

However, in round nine he only beat the Cheshire amateur Paul Townsend by a late trap in an endgame of rook, bishop and pawn each, then had the worse of a draw against Ireland’s Conor Murphy, who has two GM norms but not yet the title, before Jones’s victory simultaneously ended Shirov’s unbeaten run and decided the league championship.

The 4NCL continues to flourish despite rising costs. Its 12-team, eight-player top division with a mandatory women’s board, gives opportunities for individual players to qualify for GM and IM norms and titles. Six players, four from England and one each from Scotland and Australia, achieved IM or WIM norms in the season just completed.

Division two is also fiercely fought, with two promotion and four relegation slots. In divisions three and four teams are reduced to six boards, and standards can vary between 2200 (master level) and 1500 (low club standard). All games are played centrally at a Midlands hotel, with four two-round weekends and a final seeded three-rounder over the early May holiday. New teams are welcome.

Magnus Carlsen, who abdicated his world title in 2023 after a 10-year reign but remains world No 1, and Gukesh Dommaraju, at 17 the youngest ever challenger for the crown, are both competing over the board at Warsaw this weekend in the Superbet Poland Rapid/Blitz, part of the St Louis-organised Grand Chess Tour. Blitz games last around 10-15 minutes.

The ten-player three-day Rapid at Warsaw from Wednesday to Friday included Gukesh and seven other leading under-25s, so that the event became a test between Carlsen, at 33 the oldest competitor, and Generation Z.

China’s Wei Yi, 24, who was the youngest ever 2700-rated player at age 15, then gave priority to his university mathematics studies for several years before returning at the start of 2024 with victory at Wijk aan Zee, scored another important success.

Wei Yi won first prize with 13/18 (Rapid points counted double, Blitz single). He lost only to Carlsen , who totalled 12/18 with three wins and six draws. India’s Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu was third on 10/18, while Gukesh , whose strength is in slower time rates, finished tied eighth to 10th on 7/18.

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Gukesh v Carlsen in the sixth round was eventful. It started with the rare Ulvestad Variation of the Two Knights’ Defence 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Ng5 d5 5 exd5 b5, named after a US master who scored 1-1 against David Bronstein in the 1946 USA v USSR match in Moscow.

Gukesh v Carlsen was complex but level until, in mutual time pressure, Gukesh blundered into a lost position with 27 Nf3? (27 Qe8+ is equal) and Carlsen erred in turn by 30…Kh7? (30…Bd3+ is winning). Nine moves further on, they settled for a draw by repetition.

Play in the Blitz starts at noon BST on Saturday and Sunday and can be followed on YouTube , as well as on lichess and other major chess websites.

Why the early start? Carlsen and others are also playing this weekend in the Chess.com Classic, part of the Champions Tour which includes qualifiers where all grandmasters can compete. The action there began on Wednesday on Twitch , but Carlsen is pre-qualified for the later rounds and will start his tournament on Friday at 5.30pm BST.

Carlsen has already caused a stir in online games this week. In the early Titled Tuesday, he played, as beginners do, 1 a4 and 2 Ra3 in every game (a5 and Ra6 as Black), even allowing Bf8/f1xRa3/a6. He still scored 8.5/11, and went on to win the late Titled Tuesday with 9.5/11 despite overlooking a simple mate in one (Qc2/Ng5 v Kg8) against Hikaru Nakamura in the final round.

It is perhaps the best chess documentary ever made. Stephen Fry’s account of the 1988 Olympiad , where England won silver behind USSR gold, is an evocative reminder of a departed era, and highly recommended viewing.

3919 : 1 g6+! If 1..Kxg6 2 Bf5+ Kh6 3 Rh8 mate. If 1...Kh6 2 Bf5! Bxd6 (Rc2+ 3 Bxc2 only delays mate) 3 Rh8 mate. Not 1 Bf5+? g6!

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Sprint | Burnham-on-Crouch (50.4 km)

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• Date: 08 September 2023
• Start time: 12:00 (13:00 CET)
• Avg. speed winner: 45.085 km/h
• Race category: ME - Men Elite
• Distance: 146.2 km
• Points scale: 2.PRO.Stage
• UCI scale: UCI.WR.Pro.Stage
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• ProfileScore: 6
• Vert. meters: 850
• Departure: Southend-on-Sea
• Arrival: Harlow
• Race ranking: 78
• Startlist quality score: 286
• Won how: Sprint of large group
• Avg. temperature: 28 °C

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Tour of Britain Women 2024 route

Four-day race set to conclude in Manchester

The newly-named 2024 Tour of Britain Women, formerly Women's Tour, has been reduced from six stages to four and will be held from June 6-9, 2024. Each stage offers the peloton one intermediate sprint and two main climbs.

Stage 1: Welshpool to Llandudno, 142.5km

The opening stage takes the peloton from Welshpool to Llandudno on a 142.5km stage that includes 2,276m of climbing.

The stage will also feature one intermediate sprint and two main climbs; Pencraig and then the Llangynog climb at the 65km mark, known locally as the Berwyn Pass, which is 6km in length with an average gradient of 5.4%. 

A series of punchy climbs with 10km to go is likely to whittle down the bunch as it enters Llandudno, passing Conwy Castle before a finish on the promenade. 

Stage 2: Wrexham to Wrexham, 140.2km

Stage 2's 140.2km race will start and finish in Wrexham’s city centre and race along breathtaking scenery in Denbighshire, West Cheshire and Chester. 

The race will include one intermediate sprint and two main climbs, including the Eyton Hill and Horseshoe Pass, which arrives at a pivotal point of the stage with around 30km to go and then a descent and fast run-in to the finish line.

Stage 3: Warrington to Warrington, 106.8km

Stage 3's 106.8km race will begin in front of the Golden Gates of Warrington Town Hall.

The peloton will tackle a counter-clockwise route that will gradually start to ramp up from around the 25km mark, before facing the two main climbs.

The first climb is the 5.66km-long Pexhill Road to Broken Cross and then the route ramps back up to Pott Shrigley in the foothills of the Peak District for the next set of QOM points.

The peloton will descend and remark of a fast run-in to the finish line in Warrington.

Stage 4: Manchester to Manchester, 99km

The Tour of Britain Women will conclude with stage 4's 99km race in the Manchester area. It will begin at the National Cycling Centre, the home of British Cycling, and will conclude at Leigh Sports Village. It offers one intermediate sprint and two categorised climbs.

The counter-clockwise route heads northeast to Oldham shortly before riders face the first climb of the day; a 2.72km long ascent with an average gradient of 5.5% called the Delph to Grains Bar climb.

The second climb of the day is at Ramsbottom Rake; a 0.97km short but steep with an average gradient of 9.9%, the climb known locally as “The Rake”.

A fast, flat run into Leigh will set the stage for what is expected to be a spectacular finish to the race where spectators will witness history in action as the overall race winner will be crowned.

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